What color is #83A5A8?

#83A5A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A5A8?

The RGB value is 131, 165, 168: 131 red, 165 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A5A8?

The complementary color is #A88683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A5A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A5A8 color

#83A5A8 rgb(131, 165, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83A5A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 64.7% green and 65.9% blue (131, 165, 168).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#83A5A8 color codes

HEX	`#83A5A8`
RGB	`rgb(131, 165, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 64.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -10.91, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 12.16, 206.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.881, 34.562, 42.135)`
Decimal	`8627624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A5A8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #83A5A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A5A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #83A5A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a5a8; }
.text { color: #83a5a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a5a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 165 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a5a8, #8393a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83A5A8?: #83A5A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A5A8?: The RGB value is 131, 165, 168: 131 red, 165 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A5A8?: The complementary color is #A88683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A5A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.